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Would my Hydrangea Sargentiana benefit from a hard pruning?

adam.mgadam.mg Posts: 30
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My Sargentiana has been suffering, i'm told from drought. I cut it back two weeks ago, new growth can be seen. Should I cut back much harder? Is it too leggy?



I think i might need to move it to the other side of the garden because, I guess, this tree in the neighbour's garden is causing drought in the corner, and the plant is not happy. Any advice?



I love this plant. It's one of my favourites. It's so graceful when it's healthy.

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Normally the advice for H. sargentiana would be, very little or no pruning.
    In this case however I might try pruning back to buds lower down. I would do it in Spring and you might lose next years flowers.
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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I'd just give it a bucket of water a day till the heatwave ends and you get proper rain.
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  • adam.mgadam.mg Posts: 30
    How far down do you think?
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    I pruned my Hyd.aspera ssp.sargentiana down three years ago and it took three years to recover ! Glorious this year . I leave it now to its own devices .
    If you must prune it , just go down to where there are healthy lateral shoots ; these should grow strongly next year .
    Keep moist at all times , preferably with rainwater (!) ; that's not intended as a joke ! :*
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